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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2010
Applicant:
Anton Schick, Velden, DE;
Inventor:
Anton Schick, Velden, DE;
Assignee:
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); G01B 11/12 (2006.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); A61B 1/0607 (2013.01); A61B 1/0623 (2013.01); G01B 11/12 (2013.01); G01B 11/25 (2013.01); G02B 23/2423 (2013.01); G02B 23/2461 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope measures the topography of a surface. The endoscope contains a projection unit and an imaging unit. The endoscope is characterized in that an objective unit is provided as a component both of the projection unit and the imaging unit. By the integration of the projection unit and the imaging unit, which both use a common objective unit, the structural volume required by both units is reduced resulting in a smaller endoscope.